https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/like-smoking-a-cigarette-indonesia-chokes-on-haze-as-blazes-intensify-amid-super-el-ni-oContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/like-smoking-a-cigarette-indonesia-chokes-on-haze-as-blazes-intensify-amid-super-el-ni-ohttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/like-smoking-a-cigarette-indonesia-chokes-on-haze-as-blazes-intensify-amid-super-el-ni-o#u50145Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:55:21 +0000Indonesia is battling intensifying wildfires across multiple provinces, driven by a super El Nino event. The government has prioritized the Kalimantan region as hotspots rise and expanded aerial firefighting operations to contain the blazes. Severe haze has left citizens describing the air quality as being like smoking a cigarette, leading some to gather and pray for rain. Law enforcement has shifted toward criminal accountability, with police arresting 72 people suspected of intentionally starting the forest fires.Why it mattersEl Nino typically brings drier conditions to Southeast Asia, incr